29 July 2008
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on Tuesday 29 July 2008.
The results of polls on all 22 resolutions were as follows:
|
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Votes Withheld |
1. |
Receive directors' report and financial statements |
36,504,589,675 |
56,604,650 |
51,455,419 |
2. |
Re-elect Sir John Bond as a director |
36,232,849,160 |
341,626,044 |
38,210,921 |
3. |
Re-elect John Buchanan as a director |
36,538,669,472 |
35,131,233 |
38,730,378 |
4. |
Re-elect Vittorio Colao as a director |
36,538,678,224 |
35,535,718 |
38,388,965 |
5. |
Re-elect Andy Halford as a director |
36,540,969,789 |
34,943,809 |
38,616,051 |
6. |
Re-elect Alan Jebson as a director |
36,536,990,814 |
35,059,178 |
40,436,426 |
7. |
Re-elect Nick Land as a director |
35,871,183,693 |
363,518,539 |
377,751,526 |
8. |
Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as a director |
36,531,722,660 |
39,773,609 |
39,946,958 |
9. |
Re-elect Simon Murray as a director |
36,471,981,915 |
98,560,301 |
41,473,225 |
10. |
Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as a director |
36,529,933,620 |
40,058,070 |
42,413,419 |
11. |
Re-elect Anthony Watson as a director |
36,537,497,869 |
36,976,793 |
37,952,358 |
12. |
Re-elect Philip Yea as a director |
36,536,082,072 |
37,330,531 |
39,059,661 |
13. |
Approve the final dividend of 5.02 pence per share |
36,576,872,760 |
9,103,199 |
26,934,543 |
14. |
Approve the Remuneration Report |
33,638,939,774 |
1,343,353,440 |
1,613,384,125 |
15. |
Re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors |
35,912,606,374 |
172,873,009 |
527,031,792 |
16. |
Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration |
36,310,214,071 |
88,045,588 |
214,288,746 |
17. |
Authority to allot shares |
34,475,525,727 |
2,086,482,650 |
50,441,250 |
18. |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
34,637,995,524 |
1,916,361,295 |
58,217,976 |
19. |
Approval of market purchases of ordinary shares |
36,483,612,453 |
94,960,164 |
34,119,386 |
20. |
Political donations |
35,748,611,369 |
767,149,678 |
96,876,369 |
21. |
Adopt new Articles of Association |
35,908,127,671 |
385,242,744 |
319,153,641 |
22. |
Approval of 2008 Sharesave Plan |
36,433,590,749 |
122,513,740 |
57,154,262 |
Resolutions 1 to 17, 20 and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18, 19 and 21 were passed as special resolutions.
Stephen Scott
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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